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Manitoba Premier Tours Fire Zones, Pushes to Unlock Hotel Rooms for Evacuees

He warned that emergency powers could requisition rooms for more than 21,000 displaced residents.

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew meets with staff from the Manitoba Metis Federation outside the evacuation centre at the Thompson Regional Community Centre in Thompson, Man. during a tour of wildfires in northern Manitoba on Thursday, June 12, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mike Deal-Pool
Two First Nations organizations are teaming up to provide services for northern Manitoba wildfire evacuees, while some affected communities are getting set to return home.
Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe speaks at a media event where he released the Saskatchewan Party’s election platform in Saskatoon, Sask., on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew looks out of the window of the plane during a tour of wildfires in northern Manitoba, including Flin Flon and Thompson on Thursday, June 12, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mike Deal-Pool

Overview

  • Premier Wab Kinew flew over wildfires on June 12, meeting firefighters and evacuees in Flin Flon and Thompson to assess ongoing blazes.
  • Manitoba has declared a state of emergency and is urging hotel operators to free up rooms after more than 21,000 people fled 21 active fires.
  • The provincial government is preparing to use emergency powers to requisition unused hotel rooms and has assumed security responsibility at Winnipeg’s Leila congregate shelter.
  • In Saskatchewan, rain and cooler winds allowed about 7,000 La Ronge residents to return home, though 10,000 to 15,000 remain displaced across the province.
  • Crews from Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Parks Canada and the United States continue fighting blazes as spot rain and lower temperatures offer limited relief.